Dr. Yvette's Blog
Inspiration and Encouragement for Your Personal Growth Journey
Stories and learnings from my own personal journey into deeper compassion, healthier relationships and nonviolent living. Please feel free to leave comments and questions on any posts; I love being in conversation with you.
Category: Inner Work & Discernment
Inner Work & Discernment
What is Healthy Self-Esteem?
I often talk about “loving ourselves up” through life. We know we have healthy self-esteem when we’re able to love ourselves up every time we ...
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awareness
Three Choice Points
How do you respond to suffering – yours and mine? It seems like a simple question, but our answers to this question can reveal profound ...
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emotions
What Anger Tells Us
I’ve been reflecting on the pain of separation from people we love, on loneliness and on how much it hurts when we feel alienated from ...
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emotions
Transforming Our Relationship with Anger
I love working from home since I live right across the street from a nature reserve. I can throw on my shoes and be out ...
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emotions
All About Anger
Even though anger is not the same thing as aggression, I often find myself tensing up around anger as if it is synonymous with aggression. ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
What is Love?
We’ve been waiting all winter for today, and it’s finally here!Spring has arrived, and as we’re aware that many of you are traveling for spring ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
Submission vs. Surrender
When we surrender to something, we let go of trying to control the uncontrollable. We stop trying to force and coerce other people, ourselves or ...
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acceptance
Trust the Process
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community about what it might be like if we truly trusted the ...
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acceptance
Love Up Your Inner Critic
If you struggle with any kind of self-criticism, today’s blog is for you. I used to struggle with my own harsh inner voice. I was ...
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acceptance
The Predictable Backslide
Our personal growth doesn’t progress in a linear, predictable upwards fashion. It ebbs and flows. It meanders around corners and down alleyways. Some days it’s ...
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Inner Work & Discernment
What is Healthy Self-Esteem?
I often talk about “loving ourselves up” through life. We know we have healthy self-esteem when we’re able to love ourselves up every time we ...
Read more
awareness
Three Choice Points
How do you respond to suffering – yours and mine? It seems like a simple question, but our answers to this question can reveal profound ...
Read more
emotions
What Anger Tells Us
I’ve been reflecting on the pain of separation from people we love, on loneliness and on how much it hurts when we feel alienated from ...
Read more
emotions
Transforming Our Relationship with Anger
I love working from home since I live right across the street from a nature reserve. I can throw on my shoes and be out ...
Read more
emotions
All About Anger
Even though anger is not the same thing as aggression, I often find myself tensing up around anger as if it is synonymous with aggression. ...
Read more
Inner Work & Discernment
What is Love?
We’ve been waiting all winter for today, and it’s finally here!Spring has arrived, and as we’re aware that many of you are traveling for spring ...
Read more
Inner Work & Discernment
Submission vs. Surrender
When we surrender to something, we let go of trying to control the uncontrollable. We stop trying to force and coerce other people, ourselves or ...
Read more
acceptance
Trust the Process
Last Sunday I had the pleasure of speaking at the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community about what it might be like if we truly trusted the ...
Read more
acceptance
Love Up Your Inner Critic
If you struggle with any kind of self-criticism, today’s blog is for you. I used to struggle with my own harsh inner voice. I was ...
Read more
acceptance
The Predictable Backslide
Our personal growth doesn’t progress in a linear, predictable upwards fashion. It ebbs and flows. It meanders around corners and down alleyways. Some days it’s ...
Read more